Mill and Elevator Lead - Avon, IA

General Mills•Carlisle, IA

21d•$81,000 - $121,700•Onsite

About The Position

Don’t miss out on one of the country’s best-kept secrets! Des Moines is rated #4 in the country as one of the Best Places to Live according to US News. Des Moines has something for everyone regardless of what you’re looking for! In the vibrant downtown/East Village area you will find great breweries and bars (including the original location of arcade bar Up Down), trendy shops, crazy-good dining (ever watch Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives?), loft and condo living, and an amazing farmer’s market on Saturdays. Get a full experience of the Heartland of America as you are within a 3- hour drive of Omaha, Kansas City and Minneapolis. Des Moines (Carlisle) is home to one of our high performing flour mills (AVON). Do you like to be challenged? Are you interested in exposure to the end-to-end supply chain? Are your driven to be the best in class? This is a great opportunity to own multi-functional responsibilities, contribute to the senior leadership team strategies, and be a part of a wonderful work culture. The plant is a key supplier for the Convenience and Food Service business with bakery flour produced from Avon’s two flour mills. The Avon plant is also the primary supplier of all retail Betty Crocker dry mix pouch products for the Baking Division including cookies, muffins, biscuits, pancakes, and brownies. The Avon plant, located just outside of Des Moines, employs approximately 98 people across the plant. This position will provide manufacturing leadership and excellence to deliver a world-class milling operation that continuously pursues zero loss. This position will be responsible to lead, motivate, and develop employees to achieve outstanding manufacturing performance results, while leveraging Continuous Improvement (Lean/TPM) tools, improving individual skills, and enhancing teamwork. This position will serve as member of plant leadership team to establish plant strategies and achieve plant goals. This position will work in collaboration with North American Food Service business leaders in support of broader business initiatives. To learn more about our Avon plant and surrounding area click here!

Requirements

3+ years related work experience in manufacturing
Demonstrated leadership skills
Ability to work with vendors, suppliers, and technical contacts to enhance performance of operational supplies or equipment reliability
Demonstrates ability to work with and influence diverse groups at various levels and across functions
Strong interpersonal skills, effective written and oral communications and strong listening skills
Continuous Improvement experience and familiarity with foundational systems
Ability to adjust to multiple demands, shifting work priorities, ambiguity, adversity and change
Mature approach to challenging situations and environments

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Milling Science
Previous Milling Experience

Responsibilities

Identifies, addresses, and mitigates safety risks throughout the organization
Leads daily/weekly direction setting processes to drive out top losses, improve performance, and set the plan for the day
Builds capability to understand equipment functionality, theory of operation, and component make-up
Coordinates partnership between maintenance and production teams to prioritize preventive repair day work and execute long term asset care strategies
Key contributor plant and business master plan and leads the execution of the 90-day improvement plans to deliver glide path goals
Ensure that production facilities and finished products meet the company and government standards for quality, sanitation, and safety
Educate, develop, and motivate a manufacturing work group to achieve required production results, improve individual technical skills and enable collaboration across boundaries
Establish and sustain sound relationships with all employees in order to foster an environment where innovative methods are used to involve others in creative solutions to issues
Provide business leadership which demonstrates commitment to department and plant objectives on a day-to-day basis

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